Kishanganj railway station
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India
Indian Railways stationKISHANGANJ | |||||||
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| General information | |||||||
| Location | NH 27, Kishanganj- 855107, Bihar India | ||||||
| Coordinates | 26°05′53″N 87°57′01″E / 26.09802°N 87.95017°E | ||||||
| Elevation | 53.00 metres (173.88 ft) | ||||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
| Operated by |  North East Frontier Railway | ||||||
| Lines | Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Katihar–Siliguri line Barauni–Guwahati line | ||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||
| Connections | Taxi, auto, rickshaw and near bus stand | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Functional | ||||||
| Station code | KNE | ||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 1915 | ||||||
| Electrified | 2018 | ||||||
| Previous names | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | ||||||
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Kishanganj railway station serves Kishanganj city in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of the important railway station, as it lies on the important railway lines, they are Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line, Katihar–Siliguri line, and Barauni–Guwahati line.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway extended its 2 ft (610 mm)-wide narrow-gauge line from Siliguri to Kishanganj in 1915.[1] In 1948–50, the Kishanganj branch of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was taken over for the purpose of completing the Assam Rail Link project, converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge and connected to the North Eastern Railway network at Barsoi.[1][2] The railway lines in the area started being converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge from the early 1960s.[1]
Amenities
Kishanganj railway station has the following amenities: computerized railway reservation system, waiting room, free google wifi, retiring room vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, bookstall and Government Railway Police (G.R.P) office.[3]
Platforms
Kishanganj has two platforms and one under construction, one for Up and other for Down trains. A small platform is used for goods unloaded from freight trains. All the platforms are well connected with two foot overbridge (FOB).
